Pipe hanger



` i vPatented Aug. 26,!1930.. 'V y i i i UNITEED STATES PATENTl AFFICELOTHAR a. ziFFERr-fn, or ooiiuMis'iA, PENNSYLVANIA '1 n i PIPE HANGER 3i Y' y y y appneaan flied 'August iafisii sensi Nfiai'iisef v A Thisinvention relates to a pipe hanger` ofA v'iiigt(` the locking positionshowin.` Thefpivthe type which employsv a supporting ring etalconnection' 8, 'of Vcoursefis 'sufficiently having a pivoted arm 'Withlatchmeans for kloose to kpermit this tofzbej'dovne.'y YVhen' the vconnecting it'to .the ringwhen a pipe is to yteeth,a'refinlockingfengagement,fthe farm be locked inplace. y l is firmly'supportedat its fre'etend'. "In order I .55 More particularly thepresent inventionis ltaat the yarm mayl not shiftlaterally and directedto the latch means Vvper sey Which is g n, I provide 'a swinging cap"F.fAs shown,

improved over previous constructions lin sev-y eral respects. It issturdy, inexpensive, and 'thisispivoted'atlSto'the hanger adjacent the1*-, ereby become released r`ffroiriflocliing posiy 'w self-acting andconsequently ,conc-luces 'to head 12,1"and is adapted to swing upwardlyso facility in the installation of a pipe. l l fto a .past centerpo'sitioi'iWhere itwill remain TWO suggestive embodiments ofthis in!as,indicatednbyy*thedotted line in/Figgvl. vention are set forth in theaccompanying V'Ihis,capisfintheform ofa plate I7 havingV drawing inWliiclr-F` n y Yatlitsfree enda lip' 18 forfc'onvenientmanip- Figurel isa View partly in `section and ulatir'in'-thereof.l opposite "sides: ofthe 65 partly in elevation of the hanger in its encap are flanges 1 9which @overlie thev two locktirety;` Y i Y .ing heads vvlientheeapisindovvr'ir 'osition,

Fig. 2 is an elevation of one Voutsideed'ge asindicated in Figs; :l andGravity alone thereof: vwill sufiice to vkeep rtheghead in this` posi?Fig. Sis a detail insection of thesameedge ytion so as to prevent thearm from shifting 70j looking from the'inside.; l laterally. -With theparts so related, the pos-v `Figa Which is a detail vin side elevationsibility of the v.arm becomingr unlocked-is re-y shoWs a latch ofmodified construction; j moved, so that a load may be safely carried 5isa detail in section taken von line in thehanger. f

.5f-5 of Fig. 6; and v A generallysimilar constructionis set 7,5

, Fig. 6-is va front elevation ofthe'latch forth'in Figs. 4 to 6. Iiithis`case,.I emshoWn in Figs. 4 and 5.v A i ploy a cap F apertured at 20to receive a n-ose The hanger kherein shown by Way-of illus 21 Which isprojected from a head 22 at the tration may comprise aA sleeve' Aconnectedl viireeend of the arm E. Adjacent 'the arm end 30 vvithacollar 7`Which is formedon a pipe Sup fis a beveled surface. 23 Whichacts to lift the SO f port B which, in its entirety, is in the gencap`when the arm is swung to its locking poy eral form of a ring. `Thesleeve is threaded si'tion. e 'Ihiscap may optionally beheld in for adustable connection With a'bolt or rod this iosition with the aid ofa sriiiff which (J liavino an overhead mounting b v.which to ma talie theform of a Wire 24 coiled around e; e y

sustain the hanger'and its load at a desired the pivot 16,0ne Wire endbeing rested figainstk 85 elevation. Within the hanger may be 'carried fthe hanger and the other against the cap; Ina pipe D which is movableyinto or out of 1 this manner the cap is always assured of ren ,positionthrough an opening inthesupport vinaining,y in apposition which Willlatch the which may be ,closed'by an arin E p'ivoted arm firmly to thehanger.

40 thereto at?) andiirrovided atitsrQeendWithV v The tivo constructionshereinvsuggested as ,L0` i Y i' latch means the'vdetails ofWhich-'Willnow'be examples are advantageous in that they are jdescribed. V 'V 1 Yself-opeiating. kThe mere yact of swinging Thefreeend ofthe armv E terminates in a the arm to locking'position will in andof it-r he'ad 9 having a pair of rbeveled surfaces lO self causethe-latch to' function. 'A forming between thema ratchettootli. l1.`l` Iclaim: i v A y f .l -The proximate hanger portion is provided l l. Inapipe hanger, the combination `cfa L With a complementary head IQ'havinga simi-iv support iii'which is included an armpivoted lar ratchet tooth13 formed Abetween beveled at `one end tothe hanger, a fixedilatchcarried n faces` lawhiehco-operate with the surfaces fvat the freeend'of the arm, fixed meanson .60 10 to deflect theliead 9ylaterally'While mov'-Y the hanger adapted for automatic co-operat- *10Gtion with the latch whereby to releasably connect therewith, the latchconnection being made or broken by a lateral movement of the armrelative to the hanger, and means movably carried on the hanger adaptedby gravity to engage with both the hanger and arm to prevent relativemovement therebetween, substantially as described.

2. In a hanger, the combination of a support in which is included an armpivoted at one end to the hanger, a latch carried at the opposite end ofthe arm, and stationary means on the hanger for co-operating with thelatch whereby the arm may be connected thereto, the latch connectionbeing made or broken by a lateral movement of the arm relative to thehanver, and pivoted restraining means carried 'y the hanger adapted inlone position to engage with the arm to prevent such lateral movement,substantially as described.

3. In a hanger, the combination of a support in which is included an armpivoted thereto at one end, the opposite arm end being toothed, meanscarried by the hanger for engaging with the toothed end of the arm whenthe latter is moved to locking position, the arm being thereby connectedreleasably to the hanger, and a pvoted gravity-operated means movable toprevent release of the connection between the pivoted arm and hanger,substantially as described.

LOTHAR R. ZIFFERER.

